Dieting is scary and rarely effective in the long run. But these simple habits will help you lose weight.
1. Snack, but smartly
Snacking between meals used to be forbidden in diets. But today nutritionists know that it is better to satisfy a craving with something healthy, than to ignore it and risk overeating later. Best Choices: Protein snacks such as 1 cheese stick or 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on a fruit flake.
2. Turn off the TV
A new study found that eating while watching television can cause you to consume 40% more calories than usual. Texting, driving, or doing any other distracting activity during lunch will also make you eat more. Always serve your food on a plate and eat sitting down.
3. Weigh yourself every day
If your weight increases several days in a row, it is a red alarm flag that tells you that you should eat less or exercise a little more.
4. Sculpt your figure three times a week
Doing 5 minutes of planks, squats, and lunges (in 30 second intervals) helps build and maintain muscle mass. The more you develop your muscles, the higher your metabolic rate and the more calories you burn.
5. Grab the cell phone
If you can't stop thinking about a fattening food, call a friend and reposition your mind by asking her how her things are going. Research shows that cravings last 5 minutes, and yours will have subsided when you finish talking.
6. Have a rich and balanced breakfast
A first meal that includes mostly carbohydrates and proteins with some fat will keep your blood sugar level stable and prevent you from overindulging at lunch. Go for something that satisfies your stomach and palate, like egg whites with turkey bacon and whole wheat toast.
7. Watch the alcohol
That innocent cosmopolitan or delicious margarita contains hundreds of calories that do nothing but stimulate your appetite. Savor them only on weekends and cut the calories elsewhere, or limit yourself to a glass of wine, a light beer or a vodka with soda, three shots that have 100 calories per serving.
8. Eat fruit twice a day
Fruits have a lot of water and zero fat. Fill your plate (and your stomach), leaving less room for fattening foods. And don't worry about its carbohydrate content - we're talking about the good, high-fiber type of carbohydrate.
9. Sleep more
Going to bed 30 minutes earlier and getting up 30 minutes later than usual will help you make better food choices, say the researchers. Also, if you are rested, you are less likely to eat due to fatigue or stress.
10. Visualize yourself thinner
If your willpower falters, bring to mind a picture of yourself of when you looked and felt thinner. Visualizing it will motivate you to stay focused on your goal and remind you that you can achieve it because you have done it before.
Losing weight doesn't have to be torture, by adopting at least 3 of these habits that, in addition to being simple, are very easy to incorporate into your daily routine and are enthusiastically recommended by nutritionists, and you will be slimmer and healthier in a few weeks.
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I'd like to put that into practice. Good post dear.💙